Gila monster

English

Etymology

From the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico, whose name may ultimately derive from a Yuma word meaning "running water which is salty".

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːlə ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhilə ˈmɑnstɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnstə(ɹ)

Noun

Gila monster (plural Gila monsters)

1. A venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, that lives in the deserts of the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico.

Gila monster

Translations

Heloderma suspectum

• Catalan: monstre de Gila m
• Dutch: gilamonster (nl) n, gilahagedis m
• Finnish: gilalisko
• French: monstre de Gila m
• German: Gila-Krustenechse f
• Italian: mostro di Gila
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• Navajo: tiníléí
• Portuguese: monstro-de-gila m, monstro de Gila m
• Russian: аризо́нский ядозу́б m (arizónskij jadozúb), жилатье́ m (žilatʹjé)
• Spanish: monstruo de Gila m

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